Background*

Mr. David F. DeVoe, also known as Dave, has been a Senior Advisor of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. since July 1, 2013. Mr. DeVoe has been the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. since August 1998 and serves as its Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. DeVoe served as the Senior Executive Vice President of News America Incorporated since 1998. He served as the Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President ... and Manager of Ruby Newco LLC. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc from October 1990 to June 30, 2013 and also served as its Senior Executive Vice President from 1996 to June 2013. Mr. DeVoe served as the Principal Accounting Officer of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. and served as its Finance Director since October 1990, Executive Vice President from 1990 to 1996 and Deputy Finance Director from May 1985 to September 1990. He served as an Executive Vice President of News America Incorporated from 1991 to 1998 and served as its Chief Financial Officer. He has been an Executive Director at Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. since 1990. He has been a Director at Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. since 1991, Rovi Guides, Inc. since June 2001. He serves as a Non Executive Director at STAR Group Limited since July, 1993, and Sky Global Holdings, Inc. since 1998 and British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC since December 15, 1994. He serves as an Executive Director of News America Incorporated. He has been an Executive Director of News America Inc. since 1991. Mr. DeVoe has been a Director of BSkyB since 1994. He serves as a Director of Hughes Electronics Corporation. He served as a Director of Ruby Newco LLC. He served as a Director for News Corporation until June 28, 2013. He served as a Director NDS Group since October 1996. He served as a Director of planet U, Inc. Mr. DeVoe served as a Director of Directv from December 22, 2003 to February 27, 2008.

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